converted

converted
/keuhn verr"tid/, adj.
1. noting a specified type of person who has been converted from the religion, beliefs, or attitudes characteristic of that type: a converted Christian; a converted thief.
2. noting anything, formerly of the type specified, that has been converted to something else: His yacht is a converted destroyer escort.
[1585-95; CONVERT + -ED2]

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